Education at Sam Houston State University
SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.
SHSU Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Education
- Master’s Degree in Education
Online Classes Are Available at SHSU
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
For those who are interested in distance learning, SHSU does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
SHSU Education Rankings
The education major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
There were 56 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Education Student Demographics at SHSU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Sam Houston State University.
SHSU Education Bachelor’s Program
About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SHSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 22 |
Hispanic or Latino | 69 |
White | 191 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
SHSU Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a education master's degree from SHSU, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a master's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 30 |
Hispanic or Latino | 87 |
White | 142 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Concentrations Within Education
If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sam Houston State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 317 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 101 |
Educational Administration | 94 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 27 |
Instructional Media Design | 26 |
Special Education | 25 |
Teaching English or French | 23 |
Student Counseling | 19 |
Other Education | 8 |
International Education | 7 |
Related Majors
Careers That Education Grads May Go Into
A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Elementary School Teachers | 136,780 | $56,520 |
High School Teachers | 110,420 | $58,190 |
Teacher Assistants | 88,700 | $23,290 |
Middle School Teachers | 66,470 | $56,580 |
Preschool Teachers | 34,790 | $34,960 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Bigguill under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.